Psychiatry

Study highlights differences in prescription of mental health medications for people living with HIV/AIDS.

Instances of sexual harassment are associated with high blood pressure and poor sleep for women in midlife, while sexual assault is associated with poor mental health and sleep.

Investigators stressed the importance of culturally competent care for patients with dementia and support for their caregivers.

The robustness of neural responses to positive and negative events may modify adolescent girls’ risk of depression, according to a new study.

Perampanel (FYCOMPA) has been approved for patients aged 4 years or older, who suffer from partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalized seizures, as both a tablet and oral suspension formulation.

A recent study investigating the HSPG2 gene in connection with tardive dyskinesia sheds new light on the root causes of the condition.

The FDA’s post-marketing review concludes a five-month speculation which began when CNN reported the Acadia Pharmaceutical antipsychotic therapy was associated with more than 700 deaths of patients with Parkinson disease since June 2016.

Study findings may facilitate new studies on the neural markers of tardive dyskinesia.

A quarter of surveyed second-year residents reported high emotional exhaustion and depersonalization. Nearly half reported weekly symptoms of burnout.

Almost 20% of young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) also were diagnosed with depression in a study that tracked participants into their 20s.

Physicians are primarily delivering disease management, rather than healing and care. The current system is a placing a strain on the practice.

A new meta-analysis aimed to quantify the effect, if any, of physician burnout on patient wellbeing. They found the links are strong and consequential.

After 10 days of transcranial magnetic stimulation, patients reported significant decreases in withdrawal symptoms like craving, quality of sleep, and mood status.

A study of primary care patients found that of patients screened for alcohol use, just 2.4% were also screened for depression. Men and racial/ethnic minorities were less likely to be screened for depression.

Interestingly, increased distress led to a higher risk of stroke for women, while distressed men had a higher risk of heart attack.

Deaths due to drug overdoses and suicides have contributed to decreasing US life expectancy, but other factors indicate that there is a deeper root cause driving these trends.

Preliminary findings from WTC Health Program are the first to make the connection among workers at "Ground Zero."

The therapy’s New Drug Application was accepted and granted Priority Review in May of this year, after having been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation in September 2016.

More than 2 million US outpatient visits and 3 million emergency department visits from 2005-2009 were accounted to children seeking care for mild TBI. Until now, no evidence-based clinical guidelines for pediatric mild TBI existed.

The New Drug Application is based on data from 5 phase 3 studies of the efficacy and safety of esketamine nasal spray for treatment-resistant depression.

A new study has found that, based on the complexities of the EHR system they're required to use, physicians have a nearly equal chance of shortening or extending their career.

A paternal smoking amount of more than 15 cigarettes per day was significantly associated with children's ADHD.

A small study found that ketamine decreased symptoms of depression—investigators studied its effects in combination with the opioid-blocker naltrexone compared to a placebo.

In 2016, US firearm suicides represented 35.3% of all global firearm suicides—despite the US just comprising 4.3% of the global population.

Results of an analysis indicate suicidal behavior occurred more often in patients taking an efavirenz-based treatment for HIV than in a control group that had not started treatment.